You don’t have to wait until New Year’s Day to join (or just watch) the world-famous Coney Island Polar Bear Swim. Beat the crowd! Members of the oldest cold-water bathing club in the country plunge into the Atlantic at 1 pm every Sunday from November through April. It’s a great way to enjoy Coney Island’s [...]
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Nov 1: Coney Island Polar Bear Club’s First Swim of the Season!
Posted in Events, tagged Brooklyn, cold water swimming, Coney Island, November, Polar Bear Club, winter swimming on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Video: Joe Sitt Talks Sharing his Coney Island Sandbox, Hotels & Brazil
Posted in Real Estate, tagged Bloomberg, Coney Island, Coney Island Redevelopment, Joe Sitt, Thor Equities on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In an exclusive interview this week on Fox Business News, Joe Sitt, the real estate speculator who’s been holding Coney Island hostage in his battle to turn it into a shopping mall dotted with high rises, had this to say: “The way I look at it you’ve got to let other people play in the [...]
Traveler: Bryant Park’s Beguiling Carousel Is Awhirl for the Holidays
Posted in Travel, tagged Bryant Park, carousel, holiday, Marvin Sylvor, midtown Manhattan on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As we left Bryant Park Cafe the other night, the lights of Le Carrousel beckoned us. By the time we arrived, Gabriel the carousel operator was getting ready to close for the night. The ride was silent and motionless, though its lights were still blazing. The horses and menagerie animals looked like part of a [...]
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